Reba McEntire may be happily in love with boyfriend Rex Linn, but that doesn't mean she can't have another celebrity crush.
The Voice season 24 star spoke to TODAY.com to promote her new book Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating and Dusting Off Your Boots, and she revealed that she fancied Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. And even before we saw Travis debut his romance with Taylor Swift in New York City, Reba had some thoughts for the Grammy Award winner about the new man in her life.
"Oh, my gosh, I am so mad at her because I had a crush on him!" she jokingly told the outlet in a hilarious call out to Taylor. "Now I can’t have a crush anymore because he’s dating her."
That wasn't all Reba had to say about the subject.
When the publication followed up by asking if Rex had a problem with her public display of affection for Travis, she revealed this isn't the first time he's heard about her love for the NFL star. On the contrary, he actually teases her about it when they watch the Chiefs play on TV.
"We were watching [Travis] play because I love the Chiefs and I love [quarterback] Patrick [Mahomes], and I'd say, 'Oh he's so cute,'" she added. "When he and Taylor started dating, Rex said, 'Your boyfriend's got another girlfriend.' I said, 'Rub it in.'"
Luckily, Rex has nothing to worry about when it comes to his own love affair with the "Fancy" singer. As Reba told Good Housekeeping in an interview published on October 15, she absolutely adores all the support he gives her as she embarks on new avenues in life.
"He's my biggest cheerleader," she said about her affection for Rex. "He's encouraged me the whole time and he even gives me ideas to make things better. His enthusiasm really does pep all of us up, and I appreciate him very much."
As the entertainment and news associate editor for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee.
